QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 94 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~2.5-mile loop
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: northern peat bog, Suckfish Brook, hardwood forest, beaver pond
There are two trails at this 94-acre conservation area. One is short, about 0.3 miles, and leads to a viewing deck over the peat bog. The other is a gorgeous 2.5-mile-ish loop that passes through a Christmas tree farm and by a beaver pond and offers views to Mt. Washington on a clear day. The preserve is named for the white suckers, a kind of fish, that spawn in the brook.
The trails are well marked…except for some of the trails in the tree farm. Here you might get a bit confused about which of the tracks through the farm are part of the trail system. (Some also extend into the woods.) The good news is that it’s difficult to get lost in this spot since the landscape is open (and lovely). It’s helpful to keep in mind that the main trails follow the top and bottom edges of the farm (the fields are situated on a slope), except for two legs of the orange trail that cut straight down to make shortcuts.
Directions: Trails on the northern portion of the property are accessed at 4 Upland Way, approximately 1.1 miles from the Mast and Blackstrap roads intersection. After entering Upland Way, continue past the paved portion of that road to the main parking lot. Don’t park in the little turnaround “hammerhead.” The smaller trail has a small parking area by the side of Mast Road, at 184 Mast Road.
Thanks so much for the time you took to create this wonderful website! My family and I are avid hikers, so, when I searched online for information about trails in the Town of Falmouth and Cumberland, you can imagine my delight to stumble upon this invaluable resource. Together with information from MaineTrailFinder.com, not only do the insights you provide give us confidence in our decision to relocate to Southern Maine (i.e., from our current home in Central Virginia), but serve also to make us more knowledgeable about great hikes near our next home in Falmouth.
Dear Devin
Thank you for your kind note! Maine By Foot is a great love of mine and a great weekend activity for me and my dog because I love Maine, and all its many pockets of beauty, so much. I was born and raised here, and now live in West Bath. I can truly vouch for the place, and I hope your family will be happy here. Also, be sure to explore the mountains in Western Maine and in the Camden-Rockland area, as well as in Acadia National Park. Oh, and of course Baxter State Park with Mount Katahdin. Also, Portland is a great city…filled with good people, good food, lots of arts and fabulous views.
-Rebecca